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- Updated: September 24, 2016
NEW YORK — A night after a bullpen meltdown landed Great Britain in the loser’s bracket, the team slugged its way back into the World Baseball Classic qualifier picture in Coney Island.
Great Britain used a six-run fifth inning to secure a 14-0 win over Pakistan and stay alive in the qualifying tournament, being held this week at MCU Park in Brooklyn. With the win, Great Britain advanced to Saturday’s 8 p.m. ET semifinal game against Brazil, which lost to Israel in the winner’s bracket final Friday afternoon. The game will be streamed live on WorldBaseballClassic.com.
The winner of Saturday’s semifinal game goes on to face Israel in the qualifier final Sunday. The winner of that game earns a spot in the World Baseball Classic next March, when it will compete in Pool B in Seoul against host South Korea, the Netherlands and Chinese …
